Posted on 01/01/2006 5:46:51 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
IRAN'S hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a new diatribe against arch foe Israel overnight saying that the Jewish state was "anti-Islamic in nature" and the result of European "ethnic cleansing.
"In fact the Europeans have practiced ethnic cleansing against the Jews in Europe by expelling the Jews from all the European states," the official IRNA news agency quoted Mr Ahmadinejad as saying.
"They have shot two targets with a single bullet, they have built a Jewish camp among the Islamic nations and got rid of the Jews from the whole of Europe.
"The Zionist regime is a part of Europe, which was broken away from Europe, and is anti-Islamic in nature," he said.
The outspoken hardliner suggested that the international outrage sparked by previous comments in which he said that Holocaust denial was "scientific debate" and that Israel should be "wiped off the map" was because he had touched a sensitive nerve.
He asked why Palestinians who played no party in the killing of Jews in World War II should have been forced to make way for a Jewish state.
"Why don't the Europeans who perpetrated the crime pay the price themselves?" he asked.
The president rejected suggestions his comments were anti-Semitic, insisting Iran made a distinction between Judaism and Zionism.
Mr Ahmadinejad, an ultra-conservative who won a shock election victory in June, has caused international outrage with a series of anti-Israeli remarks.
The outspoken president has labelled the Jewish state a "tumour" that should be "wiped off the map" or moved out of the Middle East.
In his latest outburst last month, he said the Holocaust, during which an estimated six million Jews perished, was "invented" and that Israel should be moved as far away as Alaska.
Mr Ahmadinejad's comments have already resulted in two rebukes from the UN Security Council, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan also put off a planned visit to Iran in October.
"The Zionist regime is a part of Europe, which was broken away from Europe, and is anti-Islamic in nature,"
If he's crazy, then so am I. Few people are stronger supporters of Israel than I am, but a big part of my reason for support is that Israel is an outpost, not so much of Europe specifically, but of the West, of our culture.
He hates Jews and wants to wipe them out. And the libs think Bush is like Hitler.
Maybe that's axactly what he wants
It sounds more and more like Iran is more unsettled and unstable than I originally thought. With the crack downs on Christians and other political dissidents, and the "external threats" propaganda put out by the government over there, it really sounds as if the government over there is worried.
Hitler told the world, and his followers, what he wanted to do to the Jews. He got his chance and slaughtered millions, before he was stopped.
Had Hitler been stopped in the '30's, the Holocaust likely wouldn't have happened.
The question for the world, and for the West is: How and when will the current crop of genocidal lunatics be eliminated?
State sanctioned assasinations of threats to human life aren't murder: they're self-defense.
Diatribe: Band of sugar-free Indians?
Well the guy is right about one thing. The Euros did successfully expel the Jews from Europe after WWII and plopped them right down into the heart of their bitterest enemies (Truman was the willing accomplice)
Where can I get some? I'm on a health kick...LOL!!!
I don't think we have diplomatic relations with Iran. Ever since they took over our embassy way back in Jimmy Carter's time.
Since we are getting ready to clean this guys clock, relations wouldn't be much better even if we had them.
This follower of mohammud (may piss be upon him) has a very big death wish. This is nothing new for the members of his cult since they have worshipped death since their incarnation as a "religion".
My only hope is that we in the Western World will realize the threat to our survival this moron represents in 2006 and grant him his wish.
Having known many Persians, my wish is that this is a "surgical strike". Most of them are too intelligent to act like this.
I didn't know Europe was that brilliant.
As if it were possible to choose the location of this biblical land?
Thanks, Jimmy.
he'll die soon
Iran is filled with intelligent, educated and cultured people who despise this new selected president!
The regime in Iran enjoys Max 10-15% support among its own people
I hope you have a clue about what you're talkin about
You are in agreement then that we should all leave the U.S. and give it back to the Indians (their ancestral home).
No: I hope YOU have a clue, I would much rather you were right than my being right.
I would like nothing better than to see this 10% to 15% that supports the crazy bastid and his mullahs dragged thru the street and see Iran drop their suicide Nuclear plans.
Tell me Oh wise one when will it happen?
When will these sophisticated, intelligent and cultured people rise up and throw out the thugs running their country?
Before or after the US or Israel takes out their Nuclear facility and starts a Middle East war no one wants.
So far they aint hittin on squat.
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